ksi-13
I was told to look out for this by a film group I'm in.... not being able to remember why I was told to look out for it I went ahead rented it.... and 20 minutes later I took it back and hired something else.I feel my comments may be unfair as I fast forwarded this all the way through in the hope of seeing something interesting.The film is about a woman who takes a man back to her place and subjects him to several forms of torture.... that's it... there are three characters in the film, and with the exception of the first five minutes the rest of the film was shot in a dark room.I have seen some bad films in my time but this actually makes all of them seem quite entertaining! Avoid this like the plague!
I_John_Barrymore_I
Without question the very worst British film I have ever seen, this had me questioning my rental choice from literally the first frame (a Nietzsche quote on a pink background that looks like it was knocked up on a Fisher Price "My First Computer").A bunch of friends apparently pooled their student grants together to make a film (I listened to the first 5 minutes of the director's commentary) and the result was this. Honestly it would have been better spent on beer and pork scratchings.A woman picks up a man at a bar, drugs him, and 1 minute into the film he's strapped to a chair and an 85-minute torture sequence begins. Sounds great, right? Well not if that torture consists of her yelling ridiculous feminist mumbo-jumbo at him and quoting from books.A remarkable film in that the victim's plight is less painful than the audience's, Boy Meets Girl contains the worst actors outside of a Timothy Hines flick, and photography to match. Every two minutes there's a horribly ugly title card, and this grainy mess of a film is broken up into little vignettes, most of which involve a new torture method. Things perk up when he gets his hand microwaved, but the big finale only excites because we know the film will soon be over.Hopelessly inept in every conceivable way.
the_smart
Having heard of the darker appetites being indulged here and the possible repercussions if someone decided to make the events of this film a reality, I thought to always steer clear of this film, due to the subject matter but after it was released in the US on the Unearthed label I thought now it's finally on region 1 it's time to check it out.I then read that Danielle Sanderson was fantastic in it, and I decided to bite the bullet and give it a watch. It was screened at so many festivals and received such mixed reviews from damming hateful ones to being a brave and astounding work of art.It is an amazing film. I still did not care for the (generally perceived) subject matter, but found myself, as a writer, viewing it in the larger context of censorship. And like all writers, I'd fight for the right for a colleague's work to be read, even if I hated it.The acting is unbelievably good.Sanderson was perfection as the corrupt Julia (I can't even envision anyone else in that role) yet, she is perfection. That takes a prodigious talent to pull off. I think she could have even handled the lead role in "Alien". I hope that she has a long and happy career.Tim Poole has great range as an actor, and this role proves it beyond a doubt he manages to portray a disturbed nasty individual but still manages to evoke my sympathy before the end.This isn't a film I'd want to watch often, (I can't stomach the reading of Sade's prose, that was read out in an early scene, for long) but it is a film which is much better than expected and after watching the DVD extra's and listening to the Director's explanatory commentary on who the film was shot on a micro-budget and made as an argument within a film to challenge the way the then UK censors were desensitizing audiences to violence in the mistaken belief that they were protecting them, with the budgetary restraints it is an incredible film and I'm amazed they managed to pull it off. Ten
roger-s
Ten out of ten for a well made, well acted piece. It's not Hollywood by a long shot so I'm pretty sure this film will have its detractors, but the film delivers what it says, it's a feel good movie for a teen audience. If it's gangsters and action your after this isn't for you. A very nice change from the derivative pap being churned out by most British film makers. Quirky and funny it made me laugh out loud and constantly surprised me. Compelling ending!